First off, my prayers go out to those dealing with unprecedented flooding in NYC and all along the eastern seaboard. We know not why the weather is as it is, but we know now the extensive damage and fear it can wreak upon us. I may have been insensitive in some facebook photo postings earlier. I did not intend to offend, but instead to try to cast a reflective light on the moment. Consider my actions further proof of why I’m not quite ready to lead.
I am still leading though. I’m the HC (or HNIC) of two flag teams for the first time, well, ever. I’ve HC’d singular teams, but never two at once. This is my wheel house and my fear house rolled into one. I have a 8-9 team where I can feature a slice of the offense I learned in college and a 4-5 team where I will attempt to herd cats. Both have me equally excited to participate in and to watch my kids strive to be successful. I think #1 will do well and #2 may finally get the chance to shine as I thought he did in soccer. The soccer thing was a dissapointment. He came in second for MVP voting to the HC’s kid, who played well (but not as well as my boy IMHO).
FB is a chance for us all to have fun together and learn a lot. I plan to structure things quite a bit differently than the original HC. I’m going to hold a football camp to launch practice and really try to build core units within the team. I think the center-QB connection is so crucial that I may even pair kids up with a set center for a quarter. The pan is to have up to 4 QB’s a game and get them so locked in with the center that they have the dump off pass play wired into their muscle memory. They’ll be able to get 5-10 yards eyes closed. That tandem will know how to run the quick screen and the center handoff/handback as well, giving me additional plays for the team. As I said before, I want two set plays: a set pass and the RB option pass. I want good decision making based on what is happening on the field. I want field general quarterbacks.
I may want far too much. Something else I want is a good night’s sleep. The wife does her nursing thing tomorrow, so I am on the way to a 5 am wake up call. better be prepared…